eSchool News

MARCH 4, 2024

“When we invited the entire district to come in and test drive different smart boards, everyone voted nearly unanimously for the BenQ Board,” said Joe Holecek, Spring ISD’s manager of campus technology support. They hit all our needs, from those of our teachers and students to our technology department.

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Kathy Schrock

SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

Parallels Access screenshot Parallels Access is the coolest new program for your iPad and your Mac or Windows computer! Take a look at a quick screencast I made from the iPad running the Parallels Access Program. The Parallels Access solution has two components. Teachers and students can use Parallels Access to access (!)

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Career profile videos show students a variety of STEM careers across software engineering, chemistry, and technology support. The Coalition is an alliance of industries and non-profit organizations that has provided equitable access to STEM resources and career connections since its launch in 2019. Discovery, Inc.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 15, 2019

When Logan City School District knocked down most of their aging red brick high school, they remodeled and rebuilt their way to a two-story, technology-infused learning center. Wait, TVs to Support Collaboration? The technology was supposed to let teachers share their screens without being tethered to a desk. It was failing us."

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 29, 2018

Students who have already learned how to touch-type at home (like I did in the early 90s) possess significant advantages over students who did not learn to touch-type outside of class and particularly over students who have limited access to computers outside of school. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

The future of education is changing, and global workforce demands will be influenced by the need for knowledge around and skills in fast-growing technologies such as AI. With AI, we have just begun to see the possibilities this technology can provide for education. This begs the question: What’s next for education?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 2, 2018

The gap between our instruction has been created by increased recognition of the importance of ICT skills and access to devices changing from a few middle and upper-class homes to the vast majority of households.

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 17, 2019

Despite the dramatic impact technology has had on education, many classroom structures and teaching methods haven’t changed much over the years. SCALE-UP is turning many aspects of the traditional classroom upside-down, including how technology is used. Technology in the SCALE-UP Classroom.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 5, 2015

It’s late 2015, we’re still overblocking the Internet, and the blame is on us as administrators… I read a post recently that stressed yet again how access to the wide range of the Internet is an equity issue. There are numerous reasons why we overblock the Internet. Sometimes it’s simple confusion around what actually must be filtered.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 6, 2021

During an edLeader Panel , sponsored by CatchOn, An ENA Affiliate , Eric Butash, Director of Education Technology and Data Integration for the district, discussed how they used data analytics to build their personalized student learning pathways. Then, they needed to look at the data governance: Who has access to what data and where?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

The future of education is changing, and global workforce demands will be influenced by the need for knowledge around and skills in fast-growing technologies such as AI. With AI, we have just begun to see the possibilities this technology can provide for education. This begs the question: What’s next for education?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 29, 2021

Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. For many years, community members have looked to public libraries to provide baseline, public, computer and internet access.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 23, 2021

Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. For many years, community members have looked to public libraries to provide baseline, public, computer and internet access.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 6, 2021

Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. For many years, community members have looked to public libraries to provide baseline, public, computer and internet access.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 22, 2021

In addition, there is also logistical data ranging from attendance, whether online or on site, to hardware and software use, school bus routes, lunches, and much more. The final format of a report can and often should be kept separate from the underlying data source, with access limited through the use of settings and permissions.

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Tom Murray

JUNE 8, 2016

During this step, school leaders across the district should collaborate to inventory what currently exists, from core curriculum and technology support resources, to types of devices already in place. Districts can often be seen purchasing vast amounts of technology based on little to no research or evidence.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. For many years, community members have looked to public libraries to provide baseline, public, computer and internet access.

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MindShift

MARCH 8, 2017

But he wanted his students to have more access to sensors, so he set about making his own. All of his students were able to build those sensors in class, a project that included putting together hardware and software that could transmit data to the internet. They were just changing code left and right, making it work,” he said.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. For many years, community members have looked to public libraries to provide baseline, public, computer and internet access.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. For many years, community members have looked to public libraries to provide baseline, public, computer and internet access. in Communication from University of California, San Diego.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. For many years, community members have looked to public libraries to provide baseline, public, computer and internet access.

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ViewSonic Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In fact, AI technology can be used to adapt lessons to students’ needs, continually providing an ideal learning environment, enhancing communication, and optimizing the lesson creation process. It is fair to say that AI is already present in most classrooms, as it is used within many of the most common software solutions.

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eSchool News

APRIL 15, 2016

Survey questions ranged across the education spectrum and included the impact of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), technology-supported learning, increasing graduation rates, and serving special needs students. Training staff emerged as the biggest challenge, with procuring and maintaining hardware a close second.

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EdTechSandyK

SEPTEMBER 15, 2012

Knowing her history of "organizing" things, I run down to her classroom and in two shakes I move the folder students need access to out of the other folder where she''s stored it. OK, here''s the software list. To many of the folks on your campus, you are the smartest person ever when it comes to technology.

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Tech Helpful

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

I can't help but wonder how does technology support that well-oiled process because well.that's what I do.wonder about technology. Today's students can pick up their device and have access to oodles of information on any given topic. I love that. The act of "writing" slows us down.

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Learning with 'e's

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

It is a force that affects our economy, travel, exchange of goods and services, access to information, communication, health provision, education delivery and even the way we have begun to reconceptualise the world about us. In this context, it is perhaps easier to understand how resistance to technological forces comes about.

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Dr. Shannon Doak

JUNE 7, 2019

In the Guide to Capstone Education from the National Capstone Consortium there are a series of questions posed about technology and the role it should, could or might possibly play in a capstone course. How will technology enhance the structure and requirements of the program? In “How Does Technology Facilitate Learning?

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Edsurge

MAY 29, 2019

I can’t count the number of technological tools that were marketed directly to me during my 14-year teaching career. And the number of education-specific apps, services, and software I actually used consistently? The only time I had to explore technology was during professional development and over the summer.

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Learning with 'e's

MAY 3, 2012

Ahead of his keynote speech at this year’s EDEN conference , to be held in Porto, I asked him some questions about his life, his passions and what he believes about technology supported education. Or trying to register for exams using the university’s e-learning software? Clearly new technology has had enormous influence.

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Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2017

Baked-In Innovation Schools are staffed with operations, logistics and technology teams that enable teaching and learning staff to focus on curriculum development and delivery, assessment, and professional learning. It’s a custom piece of software that provides daily lesson resources that create scope, sequence and scaffolding for teachers.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

The district is working toward this goal through a wide range of bold initiatives, which include offering two years of kindergarten, ending “social promotion,” connecting every student to technology, and putting significant resources into athletic facilities and music programs. “We Connecting Every Student to Personalized Learning.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

The district is working toward this goal through a wide range of bold initiatives, which include offering two years of kindergarten, ending “social promotion,” connecting every student to technology, and putting significant resources into athletic facilities and music programs. "This is what education is going to look like.

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eSchool News

JULY 8, 2016

Alma Technologies, Inc. Alma enables administrators to roll out Google Classroom district-wide to streamline their technology infrastructure and data management while supporting the individual needs of all their teachers, students, and parents. has expanded its integration with Google Classroom to include the new Coursework API.

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Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 28, 2012

When a student nurse accessed a programme, the printed record showed me the name of the programme, when it was activated, how long the student remained on the programme, and even what score they achieved in the tests on the software. How can we embed new technology effectively? Unported License.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Key points: Technology is a great tool–but what specific tech aids in student learning? Let’s examine the transformative impact of specific technologies that empower students, fostering engagement, personalization, and skill development in the dynamic realm of learning. What technology helps students learn?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Students now have access to a wealth of information at their fingertips, allowing for self-directed exploration and reinforcing classroom concepts. K-12 technology innovation is not just about subject-specific content but also about developing digital literacy skills. What are the educational technology trends in 2024?

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Edsurge

JUNE 1, 2022

have signed up to create digital versions of themselves that look 3D and feel immersive when accessed by students wearing VR headsets. The design interface comes from VictoryXR, a company that sells virtual-reality education technology. Still, the metaversities effort raises questions about cost, accessibility and privacy.

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